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A financial institution , sometimes called a banking institution , is a business entity that provides service as an intermediary for different types of financial monetary transactions. Broadly speaking, there are three major types of financial institution:

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16-490: First Bank is the name used by various financial institutions worldwide. The term, either as whole or as part of a combination of names, may refer to: International [ edit ] First Bank of Nigeria , a Nigerian bank with branches in Ghana, South Africa, Guinea, Gambia, Sierra Leone, DRC, UAE, United States, UK, France, China, etc. First National Bank (disambiguation) ,

32-507: A Nigerian association football club run by First Bank of Nigeria Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title First Bank . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Bank&oldid=1227268254 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

48-685: A bank based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1782, it was for decades the oldest bank in the United States until it was acquired by CoreStates Financial Corporation in 1989 First Security Bank , a privately held company based in Searcy, Arkansas First State Bank (disambiguation) First Westroads Bank , a locally owned community bank in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, with two branches Other uses [ edit ] First Bank F.C. ,

64-671: A defunct bank now part of Amsouth Bancorporation First Bancorp , a financial holding company in Southern Pines, North Carolina First BanCorp , more commonly known as FirstBank, a financial holding company in Puerto Rico First Bank & Trust , headquartered in Evanston, Illinois and serving the Chicago area First Bank System , a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based regional bank holding company that had used

80-803: A former bank based in Hong Kong Europe [ edit ] First Bank , part of the J.C. Flowers & Co. Group , in Romania First Trust Bank , part of the AIB Group, in Belfast, Northern Ireland United States [ edit ] FirstBank Holding Co , also known as 1stBank, a privately held bank based in Lakewood, Colorado with locations in Colorado, California, and Arizona First American National Bank ,

96-1062: A name used by various banks worldwide First Interstate Bank (disambiguation) , a name used by various banks worldwide First Commercial Bank (disambiguation) , used by a bank in Taipei, Taiwan, as well as several in the United States Africa [ edit ] First Bank of Nigeria , with branches across Nigeria Afriland First Bank , in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo (Brazzaville) and Sao Tome e Principe Asia [ edit ] First Gulf Bank , in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates First Microfinance Bank , in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan First Microfinance Bank , in Dushanbe, Tajikistan First Women Bank Limited , in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan First Pacific Bank ,

112-528: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Financial institution Financial institutions can be distinguished broadly into two categories according to ownership structure: Some experts see a trend toward homogenisation of financial institutions, meaning a tendency to invest in similar areas and have similar business strategies. A consequence of this might be fewer banks serving specific target groups, and small-scale producers may be under-served. This

128-550: Is why a target of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10 is to improve the regulation and monitoring of global financial institutions and strengthen such regulations. Standard Settlement Instructions (SSIs) are the agreements between two financial institutions which fix the receiving agents of each counterparty in ordinary trades of some type. These agreements allow the related counterparties to make faster operations since

144-515: The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway , Germany with Federal Financial Supervisory Authority and Russia with Central Bank of Russia . Merits of raising funds through financial institutions are as follows: First American Bank (disambiguation) (Redirected from First American Bank (disambiguation) ) First American Bank may refer to several independent banks in

160-880: The United States , where the key governing bodies are the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency – National Banks, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) State "non-member" banks, National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) – Credit Unions, Federal Reserve (Fed) – "member" banks, Office of Thrift Supervision – National Savings & Loan Association, State governments each often regulate and charter financial institutions. Countries that have one consolidated financial regulator include: Norway with

176-830: The Palmer Center complex, is a class A high-rise office building in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The building was known as the Holly Sugar Building First American Bank (disambiguation) First Commonwealth Bank , a financial services company based in Indiana, Pennsylvania, primarily serving the Western and the Central Pennsylvania regions First Federal Bank (disambiguation) First Pennsylvania Bank ,

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192-818: The United States: First American Bank (Alabama) of Decatur, Alabama, now part of RBC Bank First American Bank (Illinois) First American Bank (Indiana) First American Bank (Louisiana) First American Bank (Oklahoma) First American Bank (Texas) , now Citibank Texas N.A. First American Bankshares , Washington, D.C., the American unit of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International First American National Bank , Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, (defunct, now part of Regions Financial via its merger with AmSouth Bancorporation) Topics referred to by

208-449: The money supply via fractional-reserve banking . Regulatory structures differ in each country, but typically involve prudential regulation as well as consumer protection and market stability. Some countries have one consolidated agency that regulates all financial institutions while others have separate agencies for different types of institutions such as banks, insurance companies and brokers. Countries that have separate agencies include

224-435: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title First American Bank . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_American_Bank&oldid=1178949293 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

240-414: The time used to settle the receiving agents is conserved. Limiting each subject to an SSI also lowers the likelihood of a fraud . SSIs are used by financial institutions to facilitate fast and accurate cross-border payments. Financial institutions in most countries operate in a heavily regulated environment because they are critical parts of countries' economies, due to economies' dependence on them to grow

256-904: The trade name First Bank before the holding company was renamed U.S. Bancorp in 1997 First International Bank , in Watford City, North Dakota First Midwest Bank , in Joliet, Illinois Seafirst Bank , acquired by Bank of America, known in the early 1970s as Firstbank Security First Network Bank , claimed to be the first pure internet bank, in Atlanta, Georgia Caribbean [ edit ] FirstCaribbean International Bank , in Barbados FirstBank (Puerto Rico) , in Puerto Rico, formerly First Federal Similarly Named [ edit ] FirstBank Building , part of

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